Letters: We know what doesn't work - the Republican congressional leaders

The following is a letter to the editor that was sent to the Kalamazoo Gazette.

JUDY DEVRIES/Kalamazoo

First of all we all know what doesn't work and that is the Republican congress, who went on another vacation without any work completed. They want to improve their image of being a wealthy selfish party, but as long as they continue to buy elections and hamper voters (that are presumed to be Democratic), and gerrymander districts the image will stick.

One thing that really appalls me is they want to maintain their right to life attitude, then turn around and slash all the necessary programs like food stamps, education, school lunch programs and housing assistance to demean the poor — who were not allowed to go to Planned Parenthood — and strip the elderly of their Social Security and their ability to survive.

Then, in Michigan, we better buckle up if you think your Republican governor and legislature did us any favors with forcing their right-to-work law. All that is going to do is lower wages and benefits, create poorer working conditions and give big business the right to fire you for speaking out for yourself. In other words, business gets the gold mine and the Michigan workers get the shaft. The standard of everyone's workplace has just took a nose dive and will soon crash.

The future of all the children born without a silver spoon, in this state, is in jeopardy. Please investigate all the issues now so you can vote wisely in 2014.